archethype: WOMEN OF MYTHOLOGY | Amphitrite, The Queen of the Sea Amphitrite&n
archethype: WOMEN OF MYTHOLOGY | Amphitrite, The Queen of the Sea Amphitrite was the goddess and queen of the sea in Greek mythology. She was said to be one of the fifty Nereids, sea nymphs who were the daughter of Nereus and Doris. She was also the wife of the god of the sea, Poseidon, and mother to his son, Triton and daughters Rhodes and Benthesicyme. Amphitrite was essentially the personification of the sea, as well as the mother of the many beasts that roamed its expanse. She is most famously acknowledged in the adventures of Theseus. When King Minos demanded that Theseus prove that he was in fact a son of Poseidon, he threw a golden ring into the ocean to test the hero. With the aid of Amphitrite and her sea creatures, Theseus was able to recover the ring. She also welcomed the hero into her own palace and presented him with a golden crown to give to Ariadne as a wedding gift. -- source link
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